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	Jun. 28, 2014	Jun. 29, 2013	Sep. 06, 2013	Jun. 28, 2014 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Net Sales [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Net Sales [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Cost of Sales [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Interest Net [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Interest Net [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Other Income Expense Net [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Other Income Expense Net [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Treasury Lock Agreement [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Treasury Lock Agreement [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Treasury Lock Agreement [Member] Interest Net [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Treasury Lock Agreement [Member] Interest Net [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Interest Net [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Interest Net [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Other Income Expense Net [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Interest Rate Swap [Member] Other Income Expense Net [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Fixed-rate Debt [Member] Other Income Expense Net [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Fixed-rate Debt [Member] Other Income Expense Net [Member] Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 2.95% Unsecured Senior Notes due May 15, 2023 [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Fair Value Hedging [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accrued Liabilities [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accrued Liabilities [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Other Current Assets [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Other Current Assets [Member]	Dec. 18, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Interest Rate Swap [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other Current Assets [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Other Current Assets [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accrued Liabilities [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Accrued Liabilities [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Other Current Assets [Member]	Jun. 29, 2013 Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 468.5	$ 494.9																									$ 425.0										$ 240.0	$ 300.0	$ 175.0		$ 725.0
Term loans	930.0	400.0	1,000.0
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net	22.3	(11.9)		15.1	(10.6)									0	0			7.2	(1.3)																	(12.8)	(5.0)	2.6	0.8
Payments for (Proceeds from) Hedge, Financing Activities																											(0.9)									2,300.0		600.0	175.0
Gain (loss) on ineffective portion, net																											3.2									0.5				2.6
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																										2.95%
Maximum Remaining Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives		15 months																										15 months
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	13.3																																							0.1
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net																						(0.9)	0	4.1	0																							0.1	(4.7)	2.7
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Adjustment of Debt																											4.1
Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified During Next 12 Months	5.1
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Net																												2.8	7.2					2.8	7.2									0.3	0.8						0.3	0.8
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Net																												9.0	11.0	0.7	0.2	8.3	10.8									0.1	0.2			0.1	0.2
Gain (loss)	7.1	(2.7)				2.5	2.9	6.3	(4.3)	0.2	0.1	2.2	3.2			(0.2)	0.4			(3.9)	(5.0)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing, Net	$ 2.9	$ (0.2)				$ 0.1	$ 0	$ (0.3)	$ (0.2)							$ (2.3)	$ 0			$ 5.4	$ 0